Streaming of a White Christmas: Music
① It seems ubiquitous during December, but the appeal of festive music varies significantly by geography.
② Music lovers in Sweden and Norway listen to festive tunes most often (one track in six), according to data on last year's pre-Christmas listening habits from Spotify, a streaming service.
③ Yet in Brazil—a country with a comparable proportion of Christians—just one song in 150 was Christmas-themed over the same period.
④ Listening habits also vary between American states, though to a smaller degree.
⑤ Why?
⑥ Christmas listening seems to be most prevalent in countries with the fewest daylight hours and the wettest weather.
⑦ Across our sample of 25 countries in the northern hemisphere, every additional hour of darkness is correlated with a three-percentage-point increase in the consumption of festive music.
⑧ In America, states that are more pious have a greater propensity to listen to Christmas-themed music.
⑨ Colder weather and snowfall also produce bumps in festive streaming—and associated royalties for musicians.
▍普通生词
ubiquitous /ju:ˈbɪkwɪtəs/: adj. 无所不在的
festive tune /tju:n/: 节日音乐
track /trak/: n. 曲目
northern hemisphere /ˈhɛmɪsfɪə/: 北半球
consumption /kənˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/: n. 消费
pious /ˈpʌɪəs/: adj. 虔诚的；敬神的
propensity /prəˈpɛnsɪti/: n. 倾向；偏好
royalty /ˈrɔɪəlti/: n. 版税
▍需要注意的搭配
the appeal of: (某事某物的) 吸引力，感染力
Christmas-themed: (以) 圣诞 (为) 主题的
consumption of /kənˈsʌm(p)ʃ(ə)n/: (对某物的) 消费
greater propensity /prəˈpɛnsɪti/: 更大的倾向
royalties for sb. /ˈrɔɪəltɪs/: 某人所收到的版税
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vary significantly by (geography) /sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)ntli/: (地域)间差别极大
pre-Christmas: 圣诞前的
yet: adv. 然而
with a comparable proportion of /ˈkɒmp(ə)rəb(ə)l/: 有着与之相当比例的……
over the same period: 在同一段时期内
prevalent /ˈprɛv(ə)l(ə)nt/: adj. 流行的；普遍的
across the sample of: 在 (某物的) 样本 (范围) 里
every additional: 每增加一个……
be correlated with /ˈkɒrəleitɪd/: 与……相关联的
percentage point: 百分点
produce bumps /bʌmp/: 制造高峰
associated /əˈsəʊʃɪeɪtɪd/: adj. 伴随着的